CHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- A freight train derailment impacted Metra services and caused multiple road closures in the south suburbs on Wednesday. Morning commuters' travel plans were thrown off ...

We recommend Hawk Dunlap, a longtime oil and gas worker, in the Republican Party primary for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, which is tasked with regulating and overseeing this industry ...

Enslaved Africans with dreams of being free found safety in the heart of NYC. To the naked eye, the 4-story brick row house on East 4th Street is just another of the 19th-century buildings on a block ...

The Webster Division of the Worcester Model Railroaders announces an open house at 14 Railroad Avenue in Webster to be held on March 1. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., families, friends and kids of all ages ...

Metra trains in the southwest suburbs were suspended and some roads were closed Wednesday morning after a freight train derailment, with officials warning of "significant traffic congestion" as first ...

A historian called it ‘the most significant find in historic preservation’ in his 30-year career. A hidden Underground Railroad compartment has been confirmed at The Merchant’s House Museum in ...

Model railroaders convene each year to celebrate their hobby. But this year they're wondering about the impact of tariffs on the foreign companies that make a lot of the products they collect. The ...